What led to the discovery of Ammonia?
The reasons for which ammonia was discovered are:
- It made up of nitrogen and can be used as a fertilizer because nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plants to survive. Even though nitrogen made up four-fifth of the Earth's atmosphere, it has a very strong triple bonds, which cannot be break by crops. Fritz Haber realized that by binding nitrogen and hydrogen, he could created ammonia, this process is called the Haber-Bosch process.
The reasons for which ammonia was discovered are:
- It made up of nitrogen and can be used as a fertilizer because nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plants to survive. Even though nitrogen made up four-fifth of the Earth's atmosphere, it has a very strong triple bonds, which cannot be break by crops. Fritz Haber realized that by binding nitrogen and hydrogen, he could created ammonia, this process is called the Haber-Bosch process.
- The German chemical industries, who were seeking nitrogen compounds to create explosives, took an interest in ammonia since Germany was preparing for World War 1. The reason they were interested in ammonia was because it is important in the production of Nitric acid, a material used for creating explosives and military weapons that are high in chemicals.